If you can't sign in to your Outlook.com, Hotmail, Live, or MSN email account, or you're not sure how to sign in or sign out, here are some solutions.

Enable automatic out of office replies from Outlook for Android or Outlook for iOS. Use rules to send an out of office message. How to send automatic out-of-office replies from Outlook (depending on the type of email account you have).

If your account has been hacked, use our sign-in helper tool below to help guide you to the right solutions. The tool will ask for your email address or phone number, and either show appropriate self-help, or offer the chance to talk to an agent.

Add, remove or update an email address or phone number. If you want to make changes to the email addresses or phone numbers associated with your Microsoft account, use our guided support tool below to help you update the right information in the right way.

Mark email as junk or block senders in Outlook.com. Filter junk email and spam in Outlook on the web. When you no longer want to see messages from someone, you can block them so that messages are automatically are moved to the Junk Email folder.

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After you send an email message, you might want to find that email and resend it or forward it to someone else. Outlook stores your messages in the Sent Items folder. If you don't see the Sent Items folder, you may need to change your Outlook settings.

If you get an email from Microsoft account team and the email address domain is @accountprotection.microsoft.com, it is safe to trust the message and open it. Microsoft uses this domain to send email notifications about your Microsoft account.

If you want to use the default email account when clicking New Email regardless what account or folder you start from use the following steps. Select File > Options > Mail. Under Send Messages, check the box Always use the default account when composing new messages. Select OK.

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